tenter
Meanings
Verb
1. to attempt (with de for verbs)
2. to tempt
3. to be desirable or interesting to; to be something one feels like doing
Examples327
Ça te tente de prendre une bière?
Do you feel like having a beer?
J'ai tellement de devoirs à faire mais ça ne me tente pas.
I have so much homework to do, but I don't feel like it.
Le serpent tenta Ève.
The serpent tempted Eve.
L'ennemi tenta une attaque frontale.
The enemy attempted a frontal attack.
Le sultan tentait de se présenter comme un musulman pieux.
The sultan attempted to present himself as a pious Muslim.
J'ai tenté de le dire à Tom.
I was trying to tell Tom that.